Overall contributions to the athletic department dropped nearly $8.8 million -- from $34.3 million to $9.7 million -- however, contributions related to football more than quadrupled. In the spirit of #OneTeam, Penn State took in $9.7 million specific to football, up from $2.1 million in 2010-2011.
As many of you know, April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and it is something that means a lot to me personally. Often a cause such as this gains attention but not a lot of support, simply because many people don't understand. Today, I want to tell you my story, and maybe then we can begin to understand.
A single car accident sent one man to the hospital and backed up traffic for about an hour on Monday evening.
It took nearly 30 minutes to remove the man from the vehicle, which jumped the curb and struck a traffic light pole on N. Atherton St. near Champs.
Over the weekend, the Paternos released a statement to media in which it backs the PS4RS slate of candidates (Ed Brown, Barbara Doran, and William "Bill" Oldsey) for the Penn State Board of Trustees.
Penn State fashionistas can now rejoice thanks to the first ever fashion club on campus called State Style, which just received official recognition from the Office of Student Activities. You will now have the opportunity to network with other students who use Pollock Road as their runway thanks to two sophomores who saw the lack of any fashion related clubs on campus and decided to take action and create their own.
Nestled in the northern part of campus, the Palmer Museum of Art is quite the gem and often goes under appreciated by Penn State students. Did you know that there's a Picasso piece there? What about some fantastic sculptures in their sculpture garden? Or maybe you're quite fond of Renaissance-era art and don't want to go out to a big art museum to see pieces like that. If you haven't ventured out to the Palmer, maybe it's time to take in some really neat art pieces and see for yourself.